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Rupert Murdoch's Times wins right to use 'Irish edition' in Irelandhttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/jul/28/rupert-murdochs-times-wins-right-to-use-irish-edition-in-ireland
<p>Judge rules that Irish Times delayed too long in seeking injunction over title </p><p>The Times has won its legal battle in the Dublin high court for the right to promote its new digital newspaper for Ireland as its “Irish edition”.</p><p>A judge refused to grant the Irish Times an injunction on the basis that the use of the phrase “The Times Irish Edition” amounted to an infringement of the Irish Times’s trademark.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/jul/28/rupert-murdochs-times-wins-right-to-use-irish-edition-in-ireland">Continue reading...</a>MediaThe TimesIrish TimesNews UKRupert MurdochIrelandNewspapersLawSunday TimesDigital mediaTue, 28 Jul 2015 09:34:28 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/jul/28/rupert-murdochs-times-wins-right-to-use-irish-edition-in-irelandPhotograph: News UKThe Times’s Irish edition editor, Richard Oakley, who welcomed the judge’s decision.Photograph: News UKThe Times’s Irish edition editor, Richard Oakley, who welcomed the judge’s decision.Roy Greenslade2015-07-28T09:34:28ZRupert Murdoch's Times argues right to use 'Irish edition' phrasehttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/jul/23/rupert-murdochs-times-argues-right-to-use-irish-edition-phrase
<p>London-based newspaper denies infringement of the Irish Times’s trademark</p><p>Times Newspapers, Rupert Murdoch’s London-based newspaper outfit, argues that it is legally entitled to use the phrase “The Times Irish edition” to describe a new online edition in Ireland.</p><p>It denies that the use of such words runs the risk of creating confusion with the Irish Times, which therefore has no arguable case for infringement of its trademarks.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/jul/23/rupert-murdochs-times-argues-right-to-use-irish-edition-phrase">Continue reading...</a>MediaThe TimesSunday TimesIrish TimesIrelandNewspapersNational newspapersMedia businessRupert MurdochNewspapers & magazinesEuropeNews UKDigital mediaThu, 23 Jul 2015 07:40:59 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/jul/23/rupert-murdochs-times-argues-right-to-use-irish-edition-phraseRoy Greenslade2015-07-23T07:40:59ZIrish Times to judge: stop Rupert Murdoch from using Ireland titlehttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/jul/22/irish-times-to-judge-stop-rupert-murdoch-from-using-ireland-title
<p>Newspaper argues that ‘The Times Ireland’ will blur and dilute its own values</p><p>The legal case taken by the Irish Times against Rupert Murdoch’s UK company over <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/may/21/irish-times-sues-the-british-times-over-trademark-dispute">its intention to publish an online newspaper called The Times Ireland</a> is under way.</p><p>The Irish Times’s counsel <a href="http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/high-court/trademark-of-the-irish-times-could-be-blurred-and-diluted-1.2292497">told the commercial court in Dublin on Tuesday</a> that the trademark and values of the Irish Times will be “blurred and diluted” by such a publication.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/jul/22/irish-times-to-judge-stop-rupert-murdoch-from-using-ireland-title">Continue reading...</a>MediaThe TimesNews UKRupert MurdochIrish TimesIrish IndependentNewspapersLawIrelandNational newspapersDigital mediaEuropeSunday TimesWed, 22 Jul 2015 15:51:51 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/jul/22/irish-times-to-judge-stop-rupert-murdoch-from-using-ireland-titleRoy Greenslade2015-07-22T15:51:51ZNew York Times's public editor labels her newspaper's coverage of the balcony tragedy as 'insensitive'http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/jun/18/new-york-times-readers-editor-labels-her-newspapers-coverage-of-the-balcony-tragedy-as-insensitive
<p>Margaret Sullivan says complaints about the online story that appeared to blame the victims for the collapse were ‘valid’</p><p>The New York Times’s public editor has criticised the newspaper’s coverage of the California balcony collapse,<a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/17/five-irish-students-killed-in-berkeley-balcony-collapse-mourned-in-ireland"> in which five Irish students were killed</a>, as “insensitive”.</p><p>Margaret Sullivan, <a href="http://publiceditor.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/06/17/valid-complaints-on-story-about-berkeley-balcony-collapse/">in responding to a storm of protest within the United States and from Ireland</a> about an online article on the tragedy, said the complaints were “valid”.</p><p>By the time I came on the story, it had already been on our site for five hours or so and we wanted to do something to move it forward. The idea for a second-day story was to focus on the J-1 visa programme, and the number of Irish students who, through the programme, came here in the summer...</p><p>There are obviously positive aspects to the programme, which has been a great resource for thousands of young Irish students, as well as negative ones. </p><p>“An examination of the building’s structure, rather than the behavior of young people in the J-1 programme, would have been a more appropriate focus for a second-day story.</p><p>I know that editors and reporters at the Times have heard, and understand, the valid complaints that have been raised...</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/jun/18/new-york-times-readers-editor-labels-her-newspapers-coverage-of-the-balcony-tragedy-as-insensitive">Continue reading...</a>MediaNew York TimesIrish TimesMary McAleeseIrelandUS newsCaliforniaNewspapersUS press and publishingWorld newsThu, 18 Jun 2015 08:37:47 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/jun/18/new-york-times-readers-editor-labels-her-newspapers-coverage-of-the-balcony-tragedy-as-insensitivePhotograph: Peter Dasilva/EPAA memorial of flags, flowers and mementos left near the scene of the balcony collapse in Berkeley which killed six people.Roy Greenslade2015-06-18T08:37:47ZDo puns get better than this trio from an Irish Times writer?http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/jun/17/do-puns-get-better-than-this-trio-from-an-irish-times-writer
<p>At least one of them certainly deserves a special sub-editing prize... </p><p>Can a pun be sublime? Can a trio of puns be even better? You decide by reading the intro to a piece by Arminta Wallace <a href="http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/ropey-rescue-bid-after-horse-goes-overboard-1.2245873">in Saturday’s Irish Times</a>.</p><p>A lengthy caption to an archive photograph of an attempt to rescue a horse from the River Liffey in Dublin, it began: </p><p>“You’ve heard of horses for courses – but this is ridiculous. What makes a horse decide to take to the river for a late-autumn swim? Just foaling around? Trying to stirrup some trouble? Or maybe exploring an equine halter ego”.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/jun/17/do-puns-get-better-than-this-trio-from-an-irish-times-writer">Continue reading...</a>MediaIrish TimesNewspapersThe TimesIrelandUK newsNational newspapersWed, 17 Jun 2015 11:10:09 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/jun/17/do-puns-get-better-than-this-trio-from-an-irish-times-writerPhotograph: Frank MIller/Irish TimesThe photograph that stimulated Arminta Wallace’s punning skills.Photograph: Frank MIller/Irish TimesThe photograph that stimulated Arminta Wallace’s punning skills.Roy Greenslade2015-06-17T11:10:09ZDenis O'Brien never meant to gag Irish MP, tycoon's lawyers tell courthttp://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/jun/02/irish-media-denis-obrien-court-privilege
<p>RTÉ says Ireland’s second richest man has made ‘spectacular climbdown’ after row over remarks made under parliamentary privilege</p><p>Ireland’s second richest man has retreated from his <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/jun/01/irish-media-seek-right-to-report-on-denis-obriens-ties-with-ibrc">battle with the media</a> over claims made in the Irish parliament about his relationship with a bailed-out bank.</p><p>Lawyers for the telecoms and media tycoon Denis O’Brien told a court he never intended to gag a politician who used parliamentary privilege to suggest he had got preferential treatment from the former Anglo Irish Bank, now owned by the taxpayer.</p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/jun/01/irish-media-seek-right-to-report-on-denis-obriens-ties-with-ibrc">Irish media seek right to report on Denis O'Brien's ties with IBRC</a> </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/jun/02/irish-media-denis-obrien-court-privilege">Continue reading...</a>Denis O'BrienIrish TimesPress freedomMediaIrelandWorld newsLawEuropeNewspapers & magazinesTue, 02 Jun 2015 17:57:59 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/jun/02/irish-media-denis-obrien-court-privilegePhotograph: Bloomberg via Getty ImagesDenis O’Brien, chairman of Digicel Group.Photograph: Bloomberg via Getty ImagesDenis O’Brien, chairman of Digicel Group.Lisa O'Carroll and agencies2015-06-02T17:57:59ZDemocracy in danger when one man exercises excessive private powerhttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/jun/02/democracy-in-danger-when-one-man-exercises-excessive-private-power
<p>Irish Times columnist Fintan O’Toole on the lessons of Denis O’Brien’s press gag</p><p>Fintan O’Toole’s<a href="http://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/fintan-o-toole-loud-silence-on-public-interest-in-siteserv-affair-1.2233683"> Irish Times column today</a>, in which he argues that “the definition of excessive private power is that it ceases to be private”, deserves as big an audience as possible.</p><p>He is referring to the legal attempt by Ireland’s media tycoon, Denis O’Brien, <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/jun/01/irelands-leading-media-outlets-challenge-denis-obrien-injunction">to prevent light being shed on his banking arrangements.</a> </p><p>“It is the inevitable result of an individual having too much power. That individual will always see the democratic consequences of his exercise of that power as a purely private matter.</p><p>O’Brien’s response to the questions raised by Catherine Murphy about his acquisition of Siteserv from IBRC has been a deep and obviously sincere sense of personal affront. </p><p>“The allegation levelled by O’Brien’s side is that the alleged information Murphy has placed on the D&aacute;il record is ‘stolen’ and thus illegal. </p><p>If this is upheld, as it seemed to be in the granting of the injunction, all protections for whistleblowers collapse; all information given by concerned insiders will be stolen property”.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/jun/02/democracy-in-danger-when-one-man-exercises-excessive-private-power">Continue reading...</a>MediaIrish TimesDenis O'BrienMedia lawLawNewspapersNewspapers & magazinesIrelandEuropeWorld newsTue, 02 Jun 2015 11:45:12 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/jun/02/democracy-in-danger-when-one-man-exercises-excessive-private-powerPhotograph: Bloomberg/Getty ImagesDenis O’Brien, controller of Ireland’s largest newspaper group and two national talk radio stations.Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty ImagesDenis O’Brien, controller of Ireland’s largest newspaper group and two national talk radio stations.Roy Greenslade2015-06-02T11:45:12ZIrish media seek right to report on Denis O'Brien's ties with IBRChttp://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/jun/01/irish-media-seek-right-to-report-on-denis-obriens-ties-with-ibrc
<p>Irish Times and RTÉ seek court ruling after MP alleges in Dáil that media tycoon enjoyed very low rate loans from ‘toxic bank’ that succeeded Anglo-Irish Bank</p><p><br />Two of Ireland’s biggest media outlets are to mount a high court bid to enable them to report on the relationship between one of the country’s richest men and the <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/business/2010/sep/30/anglo-irish-bank-bailout">“toxic bank” whose collapse helped trigger the country’s 2010 bailout</a>.</p><p>The Irish Times and the public-service broadcaster RT&Eacute; are separately seeking judicial clarification on their right to report on remarks made in the Irish parliament about Denis O’Brien and the <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/business/2010/sep/30/ireland-banks-bailout-allied-irish">Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, formerly Anglo-Irish Bank</a>. </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/jun/01/irish-media-seek-right-to-report-on-denis-obriens-ties-with-ibrc">Continue reading...</a>Denis O'BrienMediaIrelandAnglo Irish BankBankingBusinessEuropeWorld newsIrish TimesEuropean banksFinancial sectorLawMedia lawPress freedomIreland bailoutMon, 01 Jun 2015 14:45:59 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/jun/01/irish-media-seek-right-to-report-on-denis-obriens-ties-with-ibrcPhotograph: Bloomberg/Getty ImagesDenis O’Brien accused Catherine Murphy of making ‘materially inaccurate’ statements based on ‘stolen’ information but a former attorney general said the TD’s comments were ‘a matter of the highest public importance’.Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty ImagesDenis O’Brien accused Catherine Murphy of making ‘materially inaccurate’ statements based on ‘stolen’ information but a former attorney general said the TD’s comments were ‘a matter of the highest public importance’.Lisa O'Carroll2015-06-01T14:45:59ZIreland's leading media outlets challenge Denis O'Brien injunctionhttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/jun/01/irelands-leading-media-outlets-challenge-denis-obrien-injunction
<p>Irish Times and RTÉ argue that public interest is served by reporting statement made by politician under parliamentary privilege</p><p>Two of Ireland’s leading media outlets are to challenge the court order that has prevented them from reporting a statement made in the country’s parliament, the D&aacute;il.</p><p>The Irish Times newspaper and the broadcaster RT&Eacute; will tomorrow ask the Dublin high court <a href="http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/o-brien-controversy-courts-to-decide-on-right-to-report-1.2231555">to clarify the scope of the injunction obtained by businessman Denis O’Brien</a>, whose companies own several newspapers and radio stations.</p><p>“It was not clear that the absolute privilege referred to in article 15.12 of the constitution would afford us privilege in such a way as to allow us disregard the court order. </p><p>In those circumstances we amended our initial online report and reported the issue in the fullest possible way, having regard to the court order”.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/jun/01/irelands-leading-media-outlets-challenge-denis-obrien-injunction">Continue reading...</a>MediaDenis O'BrienIrelandIrish TimesIrish IndependentPress freedomEuropeNewspapersWorld newsMedia lawLawDaily StarMaltaMon, 01 Jun 2015 09:26:32 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/jun/01/irelands-leading-media-outlets-challenge-denis-obrien-injunctionPhotograph: Antonio Bolfo/Getty ImagesDenis O’Brien: he believes his banking arrangements should remain a private matter.Photograph: Antonio Bolfo/Getty ImagesDenis O’Brien: he believes his banking arrangements should remain a private matter.Roy Greenslade2015-06-01T09:26:32ZThe MP's speech Denis O'Brien didn't want Ireland to hear: legal threats to media over billionaire's deals with state-owned bank – videohttp://www.theguardian.com/media/video/2015/may/29/mp-speech-ireland-media-ban-denis-obrien-ibrc-siteserv-video
Independent Irish MP Catherine Murphy makes claims in parliament about the relationship between media owner Denis O'Brien and the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation (IBRC). Media in Ireland has been prevented from reporting on Murphy's speech, after O'Brien's lawyers argued it was covered by an injunction <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/video/2015/may/29/mp-speech-ireland-media-ban-denis-obrien-ibrc-siteserv-video">Continue reading...</a>Press freedomIrish IndependentIrish TimesIndependent News & MediaEuropeNewspapersMagazinesRadio industryCensorshipMedia lawWorld newsDenis O'BrienIrelandFri, 29 May 2015 16:01:02 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/video/2015/may/29/mp-speech-ireland-media-ban-denis-obrien-ibrc-siteserv-videoguardian.co.uk140x84 trailpic for IrishMPGuardian Staff2015-05-29T16:01:02ZIreland's media silenced over MP's speech about Denis O'Brienhttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/may/29/irelands-media-silenced-over-mps-speech-about-denis-obrien
<p>Injunction prevents newspapers and radio stations from reporting claims made in Ireland’s parliament about media owner’s banking affairs </p><p>I cannot recall having previously started a blogpost by reporting a speech to the Irish parliament. But please stick with me on this.</p><p>Catherine Murphy, an Independent TD (MP), yesterday spoke about the relationship between Ireland’s leading media owner, Denis O’Brien, and the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation (IBRC), the former Anglo Irish Bank.</p><p>“We are now aware... that the former CEO of IBRC made verbal agreements with Denis O’Brien to allow him to extend the terms of his already expired loans... </p><p>I understand that Mr O’Brien was enjoying a rate of approximately 1.25% when IBRC could, and arguably should, have been charging 7.5%. </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/may/29/irelands-media-silenced-over-mps-speech-about-denis-obrien">Continue reading...</a>MediaDenis O'BrienIrelandPress freedomIrish IndependentIrish TimesIndependent News & MediaMaltaEuropeWorld newsNewspapers & magazinesNewspapersRadio industryCensorshipMedia lawLawFri, 29 May 2015 07:20:10 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/may/29/irelands-media-silenced-over-mps-speech-about-denis-obrienPhotograph: Antonio Bolfo/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Antonio Bolfo/Getty ImagesRoy Greenslade2015-05-29T07:20:10ZIrish Times sues the British Times over trademark disputehttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/may/21/irish-times-sues-the-british-times-over-trademark-dispute
<p>It objects to Rupert Murdoch’s launch of online paper called The Times Ireland</p><p><strong>See update at end:</strong> The Irish Times has launched a legal action against Times Newspapers over the intention by Rupert Murdoch’s UK company to publish an online newspaper called The Times Ireland.</p><p>The Irish Times says the use of the title, which it claims is due to be launched “imminently”, amounts to a breach of its trademark and therefore infringes its copyright.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/may/21/irish-times-sues-the-british-times-over-trademark-dispute">Continue reading...</a>MediaIrish TimesThe TimesSunday TimesIrelandUK newsNews UKRupert MurdochNewspapersDigital mediaEuropeMedia lawLawThu, 21 May 2015 07:21:27 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/may/21/irish-times-sues-the-british-times-over-trademark-disputePhotograph: Carl Court/AFP/Getty ImagesRupert Murdoch, owner of the Times and Sunday Times.Photograph: Carl Court/AFP/Getty ImagesRupert Murdoch, owner of the Times and Sunday Times.Roy Greenslade2015-05-21T07:21:27ZJournalist's case against the Irish police and state nears its closehttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/mar/27/journalists-case-against-the-irish-police-and-state-nears-its-close
<p>After 93 witnesses, the judge asks the jury to consider two key questions</p><p>It is several months since I touched on the remarkable court case in Ireland in which a journalist, Ian Bailey, is suing the police and the state for conspiracy because of his wrongful arrest during a murder inquiry.</p><p>His civil action opened on 4 November 2014 and the evidence from 93 witnesses finally concluded earlier this month after 59 days of hearings at the Dublin high court.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/mar/27/journalists-case-against-the-irish-police-and-state-nears-its-close">Continue reading...</a>MediaIrelandIrish TimesEuropeFri, 27 Mar 2015 14:24:36 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/mar/27/journalists-case-against-the-irish-police-and-state-nears-its-closePhotograph: Brian Lawless/ /PAIan Bailey at the start of the case. He has since grown a beard.Roy Greenslade2015-03-27T14:24:36ZTwo books about Irish journalism that tell the story of modern Irelandhttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/mar/18/two-books-about-irish-journalism-that-tell-the-story-of-modern-ireland
<p>An anthology of ‘hugely readable’ articles and a perceptive newspaper history</p><p>I commend two books about Irish journalism that deserve to be read outside Ireland. The first, which I sadly didn’t get to mention when it was first published in 2013, is an anthology of hugely readable journalistic work, <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Great-Irish-Reportage-John-Horgan/dp/1844883213/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1426594619&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=great+irish+reportage">Great Irish Reportage</a>.*</p><p>Edited by John Horgan, the former (and first) press ombudsman in Ireland, it contains a host of excellent pieces, beginning in 1922 with Frank Geary’s report in the Irish Independent on the re-taking of Cork city from the occupying anti-Treaty forces.</p><p>“Always independent in ownership and political view and never entwined in any way with the Roman Catholic church, it has become the weather vane, the barometer of Irish life and society followed by people of all religious and political persuasions and none. </p><p>The paper is politically liberal and progressive as well as being centre right on economic issues”. </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/mar/18/two-books-about-irish-journalism-that-tell-the-story-of-modern-ireland">Continue reading...</a>MediaIrelandIrish TimesIrish IndependentBooksFlann O'BrienColm TóibínMuhammad AliMaeve BinchyGerry AdamsNewspapersEuropeWed, 18 Mar 2015 08:35:13 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/mar/18/two-books-about-irish-journalism-that-tell-the-story-of-modern-irelandPhotograph: PRTelling Ireland’s story through journalismRoy Greenslade2015-03-18T08:35:13ZIreland's newspaper sales fell by over 7% in second half of 2014http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/feb/20/irelands-newspaper-sales-fell-by-over-7-in-second-half-of-2014
<p>Irish Times down by 6.3% and market-leading Irish Independent off by 4.1%</p><p>Newspaper sales in Ireland appear to be falling slightly faster than in the UK. According to the latest set of ABC figures for the island of Ireland, overall circulation decreased in the second half of 2014 by more than 7% compared to the same six months the year before.</p><p>Interestingly, papers published in the UK but sold in Ireland, suffered larger falls than the home-produced titles, which is something of a turn-around in the fortunes of the Irish press.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/feb/20/irelands-newspaper-sales-fell-by-over-7-in-second-half-of-2014">Continue reading...</a>MediaABCsIrelandNewspapersIrish IndependentIrish TimesEuropeSunday TimesDaily MailDaily MirrorDaily StarThe SunSunday WorldBelfastNorthern IrelandFri, 20 Feb 2015 10:09:24 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/feb/20/irelands-newspaper-sales-fell-by-over-7-in-second-half-of-2014Roy Greenslade2015-02-20T10:09:24ZJersey newspaper adopts metered paywall for its online contenthttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/feb/04/jersey-newspaper-adopts-metered-paywall-for-its-online-content
<p>It becomes the third UK regional daily to charge for access to its website</p><p>A third UK regional daily newspaper has adopted a metered paywall. In future, the Jersey Evening Post will allow users to read 10 online articles for free each month and then demand a charge for further views. </p><p>Its readers will be able to take advantage of an introductory subscription offer of 99p per month with the price rising to &pound;4.99 per month thereafter, <a href="http://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2015/news/new-paywall-website-unveiled-by-regional-daily/">reports HoldTheFrontPage.</a></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/feb/04/jersey-newspaper-adopts-metered-paywall-for-its-online-content">Continue reading...</a>MediaDigital mediaRegional & local newspapersNewspapersNewspapers & magazinesChannel IslandsJerseyIrish TimesWed, 04 Feb 2015 12:02:11 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/feb/04/jersey-newspaper-adopts-metered-paywall-for-its-online-contentPhotograph: Public domainThe Jersey Evening Post tells readers about its revamped websiteRoy Greenslade2015-02-04T12:02:11ZPainting that shows how people used to learn the newshttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/feb/02/painting-that-shows-how-people-used-to-learn-the-news
<p>The days when newspapers were read to family groups</p><p>I spotted, <a href="http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/homes-and-property/fine-art-antiques/social-media-in-19th-century-ireland-1.2085305">in the Irish Times</a>, an article about the painting above being up for sale. Called “Reading the news”, it was painted in 1871 by Richard Staunton Cahill, an Irishman who later moved to London.</p><p>According to the piece, papers were often read aloud in rural houses in Ireland to family groups, usually by priests or schoolteachers, thus enabling “the illiterate to keep abreast of current affairs”.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/feb/02/painting-that-shows-how-people-used-to-learn-the-news">Continue reading...</a>MediaIrelandNewspapersArtIrish TimesIrish IndependentEdgar DegasFrancis BaconPaul CezanneÉdouard ManetNorman RockwellMon, 02 Feb 2015 11:25:52 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/feb/02/painting-that-shows-how-people-used-to-learn-the-newsPhotograph: Irish TimesRichard Staunton Cahill’s painting, Reading the news, as reproduced by the Irish Times.Photograph: Irish TimesRichard Staunton Cahill’s painting, Reading the news, as reproduced by the Irish Times.Roy Greenslade2015-02-02T11:25:52ZJournalists' union survey finds INM staff suffer from bullyinghttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/dec/21/journalists-union-survey-finds-inm-staff-suffer-from-bullying
<p>One in five NUJ members at Irish group claim they have been bullied at work</p><p>A survey by the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) at three newspapers owned by Ireland’s biggest media group, Independent News &amp; Media (INM), has found that a number of their staff claim to have suffered from bullying.</p><p>More than one in five of the respondents to the survey - conducted at the Irish Independent, Sunday Independent and Dublin Herald - said they were “subjected to bullying at work.”</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/dec/21/journalists-union-survey-finds-inm-staff-suffer-from-bullying">Continue reading...</a>MediaIndependent News & MediaIrelandNational Union of JournalistsMichelle StanistreetIrish IndependentIrish TimesNewspapersNewspapers & magazinesMedia unionsEuropeSun, 21 Dec 2014 13:23:46 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/dec/21/journalists-union-survey-finds-inm-staff-suffer-from-bullyingPhotograph: Screen grabIndependent News &amp; Media is Ireland’s largest newspaper publisher.Roy Greenslade2014-12-21T13:23:46ZJournalist contemplated suicide after being arrested twice in murder casehttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/nov/07/ireland-irish-times
Ian Bailey tells of anxiety following police action<p>Journalist Ian Bailey contemplated suicide due to &quot;a deep sense of despair and hopelessness&quot; after being twice arrested following the murder of French film-maker Sophie Toscan du Plantier.</p><p>The Dublin high court was told of his anxiety when he was arrested for the second time in January 1998, the day of his 41st birthday. </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/nov/07/ireland-irish-times">Continue reading...</a>MediaIrelandIrish TimesIrish IndependentEuropeFri, 07 Nov 2014 08:50:09 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/nov/07/ireland-irish-timesRoy Greenslade2014-11-07T08:50:09ZIrish police officer made death threat to British journalist, court toldhttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/nov/06/ireland-irish-times
Ian Bailey accuses state and police of 'corrupt behaviour'<p>The opening statements in the case against the Irish state and Ireland's police chief by British journalist Ian Bailey make for eye-opening reading. </p><p>His legal actions stem from his treatment by the authorities following the murder of French film-maker Sophie Toscan du Plantier in west Cork in 1996.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/nov/06/ireland-irish-times">Continue reading...</a>MediaIrelandIrish TimesIrish IndependentThu, 06 Nov 2014 10:37:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/nov/06/ireland-irish-timesBrian Lawless/PAIan Bailey arrives at the Four Courts in Dublin for a lawsuit against the Irish state. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PABrian Lawless/PAIan Bailey arrives at the Four Courts in Dublin for a lawsuit the state for the Garda's handling of the investigation into the murder of French film-maker Sophie Toscan du Plantier. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PARoy Greenslade2014-11-06T10:37:00Z